Indiana's 7th Congressional District

Indiana's 7th Congressional District

Incumbent

André Carson

Assumed office: March 13, 2008

Indiana's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by André Carson (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Indiana representatives represented an average of 754,476 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 722,398 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated John Schmitz and Rusty Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson (D)	68.3	185,987
		John Schmitz (R)	29.0	78,792
		Rusty Johnson (L)	2.7	7,369

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,148
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson	91.1	30,868
		Curtis Godfrey	5.4	1,845
		Pierre Quincy Pullins	3.5	1,178

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,891
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Jennifer Pace defeated Catherine Ping, Philip N. Davis, and Gabriel Whitley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Pace	31.2	7,716
		Catherine Ping	29.9	7,390
		Philip N. Davis	25.7	6,364
		Gabriel Whitley	13.1	3,249

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Rusty Johnson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Rusty Johnson (L)

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2022

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Angela Grabovsky and Gavin Maple in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson (D)	67.0	117,309
		Angela Grabovsky (R)	30.6	53,631
	Submit photo	Gavin Maple (L)	2.4	4,240

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 175,180
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson	93.9	36,242
		Curtis Godfrey	4.0	1,526
		Pierre Quincy Pullins	2.2	830

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Angela Grabovsky defeated Rusty Johnson, Jennifer Pace, Bill Allen, and Gerald Walters in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Grabovsky	53.6	6,886
		Rusty Johnson	17.0	2,185
		Jennifer Pace	12.1	1,556
		Bill Allen	11.7	1,505
		Gerald Walters	5.6	722

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,854
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jimmy Klosowski (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Gavin Maple defeated Ted Rusk in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gavin Maple (L)
	Submit photo	Ted Rusk (L)

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2020

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Susan Marie Smith in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson (D)	62.4	176,422
		Susan Marie Smith (R)	37.6	106,146

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Warner (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson	91.8	62,117
		Pierre Quincy Pullins	8.2	5,572

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Marie Smith	43.1	10,705
	Submit photo	Douglas Merrill	14.2	3,519
		J.D. Miniear	14.2	3,517
	Submit photo	Jon Davis	10.9	2,712
	Submit photo	Martin Ramey	8.9	2,209
		Gerald Walters	8.8	2,189

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,851
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wayne Harmon (R)

2018

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Wayne Harmon in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson (D)	64.9	141,139
		Wayne Harmon (R)	35.1	76,457

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 217,596 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Sue Spicer, Curtis Godfrey, Bob Kern, and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		André Carson	88.0	37,662
		Sue Spicer	8.2	3,499
		Curtis Godfrey	1.7	725
		Bob Kern	1.6	704
		Pierre Quincy Pullins	0.5	226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 42,816
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Harmon	28.8	6,547
		Donald Eason	19.2	4,354
		John L. Couch	15.2	3,464
		J.D. Miniear	13.6	3,087
	Submit photo	Jon Davis	11.9	2,703
	Submit photo	Tony Van Pelt	11.3	2,568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,723
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2016

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent André Carson (D) defeated Catherine Ping (R) and Drew Thompson (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary, while Ping defeated Wayne Harmon and J.D. Miniear to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	André Carson Incumbent	60%	158,739
	Republican	Catherine Ping	35.7%	94,456
	Libertarian	Drew Thompson	4.3%	11,475
Total Votes				264,670
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Catherine Ping	53.1%	30,514
Wayne Harmon	29.5%	16,955
J.D. Miniear	17.4%	10,031
Total Votes		57,500
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
André Carson Incumbent	85.6%	70,006
Curtis Godfrey	10.2%	8,306
Pierre Pullins	4.2%	3,435
Total Votes		81,747
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent André Carson (D) defeated challengers Catherine Ping (R) and Chris Mayo (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	André Carson Incumbent	54.7%	61,443
	Republican	Catherine Ping	41.8%	46,887
	Libertarian	Chris Mayo	3.5%	3,931
Total Votes				112,261
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Catherine Ping
• André Carson - Incumbent
• Chris Mayo

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Wayne Harmon
• J.D. Miniear
• Erin Magee
• Catherine Pinga
• Gordon Smith

Democratic Primary

• André Carson - Incumbenta
• Curtis Godfrey
• Mmoja Ajabu
• Pierre Quincy Pullins

Failed to file

• Brian Fecteau

2012

See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 7th Congressional District of Indiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent André Carson (D) won re-election. He defeated Carlos May (R) and Tim Frye (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	André Carson Incumbent	62.9%	162,122
	Republican	Carlos May	37.1%	95,828
	Independent	Tim Frye (Write-in)	0%	0
Total Votes				257,950
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

2010
On November 2, 2010, André Carson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marvin B. Scott (R) and Dav Wilson (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	André Carson incumbent	58.9%	86,011
	Republican	Marvin B. Scott	37.8%	55,213
	Libertarian	Dav Wilson	3.3%	4,815
Total Votes				146,039

2008
On November 4, 2008, André Carson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gabrielle Campo (R) and Delbert Suits (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	André Carson incumbent	65.1%	172,650
	Republican	Gabrielle Campo	34.9%	92,645
	Write-in	Delbert Suits	0%	4
Total Votes				265,299

2006
On November 7, 2006, Julie Carson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Eric Dickerson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Julie Carson incumbent	53.8%	74,750
	Republican	Eric Dickerson	46.2%	64,304
Total Votes				139,054

2004
On November 2, 2004, Julie Carson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Andrew (Andy) Horning (R) and Barry Campbell (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Julie Carson incumbent	54.4%	121,303
	Republican	Andrew (Andy) Horning	43.7%	97,491
	Libertarian	Barry Campbell	2%	4,381
Total Votes				223,175

2002
On November 5, 2002, Julie Carson won election to the United States House. She defeated Brose A. McVey (R), Andrew M. Horning (L) and James (Jim) Kell Jeffries (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Julie Carson	53.1%	77,478
	Republican	Brose A. McVey	44.1%	64,379
	Libertarian	Andrew (Andy) Horning	2.7%	3,919
	Write-in	James (Jim) Kell Jeffries	0%	64
Total Votes				145,840

2000
On November 7, 2000, Brian D. Kerns won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Douglas Graf (D) and Bob Thayer (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Indiana District 7 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian D. Kerns incumbent	64.8%	135,869
	Democratic	Michael Douglas Graf	31.8%	66,764
	Libertarian	Bob Thayer	3.4%	7,032
Total Votes				209,665

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Indiana after the 2020 census

The Indiana General Assembly approved new congressional district maps on October 1, 2021, which were signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) on October 4, 2021. The Indiana House Republican caucus released draft congressional boundaries on September 14, 2021. The Indiana state Senate approved the new district plans by a vote of 36-12, with all votes to approve by Republicans. Eleven Senate Democrats joined State Sen. Ron Grooms (R) in voting against the maps. The Indiana House of Representatives approved the new district boundaries by a vote of 64-25. All votes in favor were by Republicans and 22 Democrats and three Republicans voted against. This map took effect for Indiana's 2022 congressional elections. Indiana was the fourth state to enact congressional redistricting after the 2020 census.

In a statement issued after signing the maps, Gov. Holcomb said, "Today I signed HB 1581, completing this once-in-a-decade constitutionally required process. I want to thank both the House and Senate for faithfully following through in an orderly and transparent way. And, a special thanks to every Hoosier who participated in the process by sharing their local perspective and input." Kaitlin Lange of the Indianapolis Star wrote that the "congressional map also likely will enable Republicans to keep seven of the nine congressional seats in Indiana and make the 5th District, which contains suburban Hamilton County, a more reliably Republican district.”

How does redistricting in Indiana work? In Indiana, the state legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The legislature must approve a redistricting plan by the close of the first legislative session occurring after completion of the United States Census. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.

In the event that both chambers of the state legislature do not approve a congressional redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines. The commission comprises the following members:

1. Speaker of the House
2. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
3. Chair of the Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate
4. Chair of the Elections and Apportionment Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
5. A gubernatorial appointment

The Indiana Constitution mandates that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements for congressional district lines.

Indiana District 7
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Indiana District 7
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2010-2011

This is the 7th Congressional District of Indiana after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Indiana after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Indiana State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Indiana's 7th the 49th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Indiana's 7th the 70th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 70.3%-27.9%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Indiana's 7th the 69th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 70.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 27.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Indiana's 7th Congressional District the 111th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Indiana
• Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
• Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
• Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 7

Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)